COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—April 29, 2008—
Simtek Corporation (NASDAQ:SMTK), the inventor, pioneer, and world’s
leading supplier of non-volatile static random access memory (nvSRAM)
integrated circuits, today announced they are again pushing nvSRAM
densities higher with the introduction of a new 8Mbit family (STK14EE8
and STK14EE16) of nvSRAM products.

Designed for ease of use and unlimited read & write endurance, Simtek’s
STK14EE8 and STK14EE16 will double the top end nvSRAM density less than
a year after the company introduced their first 4Mbit products using the
same 130nm CMOS process. By expanding the nvSRAM density reach, Simtek
now offers an advanced non-volatile fast SRAM solution for applications
that previously relied on traditional fast SRAM or expensive
battery-backed SRAM solutions.

“The 8Mbit density represents another
significant milestone on Simtek’s path to both
higher densities and problem-solving configurations in our evolving
non-volatile RAM offerings,” said Harold
Blomquist, CEO and president at Simtek. “We
believe 8Mbit devices will become the fastest growing nvRAM density
market over the next few years. In addition, using two of our nvSRAMs in
the X16 configuration as building blocks, we can now easily create
16Mbit memories where a x32 bit bus structure is often preferred.
Furthermore, our continued collaboration with Cypress is quickly
positioning nvSRAM’s as the best ‘fast
access’ SRAM memory solution in the world
where non-volatile back-up is demanded at 8Mbit densities –
and beyond."

Used for decades in military, industrial, medical, automotive, and
computer markets at smaller densities, nvSRAM devices now have become
the best solution for RAID write journals, robotic axis tracking, and
medical data logging, at the larger 4, 8, and 16Mbit sizes. The first
applications for Simtek’s 8Mbit products will
include high end network routers, “instant on”
industrial control systems, soft-error event capture in processing
centers, and long history data logging and transaction processing
equipment in the industrial, medical, aviation, security, and automotive
markets.

The 8Mbit devices are offered in a parallel address and data bus format
with data widths of both x8 and x16 bits. Read access and Read/Write
cycle time grades are 25 and 45ns. The nvSRAM’s
high-speed SRAM architecture allows unlimited read/write endurance, and
its transparent non-volatile backup on any power disruption offers an
endurance rating of over 1 million stores.

The unmatched fast access times and unlimited read/write SRAM
performance, combined with high reliability SONOS non-volatile storage,
makes nvSRAM the solution of choice for many applications. In addition,
nvSRAM devices emulate and replace fast SRAM in high-speed processor
systems to reduce wait states and optimize performance, while also
delivering the added benefit of backup protection for critical state
information.

The x8 bit databus products are available in both the 44-pin thin small
outline package II (TSOPII) and 48-pin ball grid array (BGA) packages.
The x16 databus products are available in both the 54-pin TSOPII and the
48-pin BGA package.

Pricing & Availability

1,000-unit pricing for the 45ns, commercial grade, x8 bit databus
product is $28.00 US. Samples will be available in May and production
shipments will begin in the second half of 2008.